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Hans India
7 days ago
- General
- Hans India
Friendship Day 2025: Heartfelt Wishes, Quotes, and Messages to Celebrate Your Best Friends
As Friendship Day 2025 draws near, it's time to celebrate the people who bring meaning, laughter, and support to our lives. Built on shared memories, trust, and unconditional love, friendship is among life's most cherished relationships—cutting across boundaries, cultures, and time. Whether it's your childhood pal, college roommate, work buddy, or someone you met online, each friend adds colour to your journey. Friendship Day is a special occasion to appreciate these unique bonds that make life more beautiful. When is Friendship Day 2025? In India, Friendship Day is observed on the first Sunday of August. This year, it will be celebrated on August 3, 2025. Why Friendship Day Matters The day goes beyond exchanging friendship bands or meet-ups. It serves as a reminder of the emotional strength and mental well-being that true companionship brings. First marked in the United States in 1935, the tradition has since evolved into a global celebration of gratitude and connection. Timeless Quotes on Friendship Here are some iconic quotes that capture the true spirit of friendship: 'A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.' – Walter Winchell 'Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'You too? I thought I was the only one.'' – C.S. Lewis 'Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.' – Edna Buchanan 'True friendship isn't about being inseparable, it's about being separated and nothing changes.' 'Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.' – Woodrow Wilson 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.' – Thomas Aquinas 'A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.' – Leo Buscaglia 'Life is better with true friends by your side.' 'A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.' – François de La Rochefoucauld 'Friendship doubles your joy and divides your sorrow.' Wishes and WhatsApp Messages to Share Make your friends feel special this Friendship Day with these warm messages: Happy Friendship Day! Here's to the laughs, the memories, and the unbreakable bond we share. To my best friend: Thank you for being my rock, my therapist, and my daily dose of joy. Wishing you a Friendship Day filled with love, laughter, and lasting memories! Cheers to all the crazy, wonderful times we've shared. Happy Friendship Day! Your friendship is a gift I treasure every single day. No matter where life takes us, I'll always be grateful for your friendship. Happy Friendship Day! You make life so much brighter and better. From inside jokes to heartfelt talks—thank you for being the best. Friends like you make the world a better place. May our bond only grow stronger with time. Happy Friendship Day! Whether sent as a WhatsApp message, written in a card, or said aloud over a call, these words can beautifully convey what your friends mean to you. This Friendship Day, take a moment to reconnect and remind your dearest friends just how valued they are.
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Business Standard
7 days ago
- General
- Business Standard
Friendship Day 2025: Wishes, quotes & greetings to share with your friends
The most valuable relationship in a person's life is friendship. This relationship, which is based on love rather than norms, is characterised by trust, humour, shared memories, and constant support. Whether they be your childhood friend, roommate in college, confidante at work, or online partner, friends add joy and lightness to life's journey. And we celebrate Friendship Day to honour these amazing individuals who give our lives purpose. The purpose of Friendship Day is to honour the ties that bind people together. Although July 30th has been declared the International Day of Friendship by the UN, Friendship Day is observed on the first Sunday in August in several nations, including the US and India. August 3, 2025, will be that date in 2025. Friendship Day 2025: Quotes • 'A real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.' – Walter Winchell • 'Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'You too? I thought I was the only one.'' – CS Lewis • 'A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.' – Leo Buscaglia • 'Life is better with true friends by your side.' • 'A true friend is the greatest of all blessings.' – François de La Rochefoucauld • 'Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.' – Edna Buchanan • 'True friendship isn't about being inseparable, it's about being separated and nothing changes.' • 'Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.' – Woodrow Wilson • 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.' – Thomas Aquinas • 'Friendship doubles your joy and divides your sorrow.' Happy Friendship Day 2025: Wishes, messages and greetings • Happy Friendship Day! Here's to the laughs, the memories, and the unbreakable bond we share. • To my best friend: Thank you for being my rock, my therapist, and my daily dose of joy. • Wishing you a Friendship Day filled with love, laughter, and lasting memories! • Cheers to all the crazy, wonderful times we've shared. Happy Friendship Day! • May our bond only grow stronger with time. Happy Friendship Day! • Happy Friendship Day! You're my best friend and worst critic, all rolled into one package. • You're the peanut butter to my jelly. Happy Friendship Day! • Thanks for sticking around even after witnessing my weirdest moments. You're truly braver than most. • Your friendship is a gift I treasure every single day. • No matter where life takes us, I'll always be grateful for your friendship. • Happy Friendship Day! You make life so much brighter and better. • From inside jokes to heartfelt talks—thank you for being the best.
Indian Express
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Happy International Friendship Day 2025: Wishes Images, Quotes, Status, Messages, Photos to share with your friends and family
Happy International Friendship Day 2025 Wishes Images, Status, Quotes, Messages, Photos: Friendship Day is a global celebration of long-lasting friendships. While the United Nations General Assembly has officially declared July 30 as International Friendship Day, some countries, including India, observe it on the first Sunday in August, with this year falling on Sunday, August 3, 2025. With the day just around the corner, Friendship Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the bond. indianexpress has listed some of the best wishes, messages and greeting card images to share with your friends and make them feel special. Happy Friendship Day 2025! May our bond continue to grow stronger with time, laughter, and shared memories. Friendship is the golden thread that ties hearts together—thank you for being that thread in my life. True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart. Wishing you a joyful Friendship Day! Thank you for being the smile in my struggles and the cheer in my victories. Happy Friendship Day! Here's to friendships that feel like home, even when the world feels unfamiliar. Happy 2025! Friends are the family we choose—grateful every day that I chose you. 'A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.' — Walter Winchell 'True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.' — David Tyson 'A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.' — Jim Morrison 'Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'' — C.S. Lewis 'Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.' — Woodrow Wilson Real friends are rare—and I'm rich 💛 #FriendshipDay2025 Not all superheroes wear capes… some just pick up your call at 2 AM. Laughter louder, problems smaller—thanks to you, my friend 😂🤗 True friendship: no filters, no judgment, just vibes 📸✨💬 We didn't meet by accident. Soul connection, always. True friendship: no filters, no judgment, just vibes.✨ Happy Friendship Day! Thanks for being my constant, my crazy, and my calm—all in one. Just a little message to say—you're more than a friend, you're family. Life's better with friends like you. Here's to laughter, loyalty, and late-night talks. You make ordinary days special just by being in them. Happy Friendship Day! Cheers to the one who gets me without words. So lucky to have you. Happy Friendship Day! True friendship isn't about being inseparable—it's about being connected, even when apart. Thanks for being my person, my partner in crime, and my peace.
NDTV
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
International Friendship Day 2025: Heartwarming Wishes, Quotes & Messages to Celebrate Your True Friends
Friendship is one of life's greatest treasures, and International Friendship Day 2025, observed on Sunday, August 3, is the ideal time to celebrate those priceless bonds. Whether it's a childhood buddy, college roommate, or a colleague-turned-confidant, this day honours the people who fill our lives with laughter, comfort, and unconditional support. To make the occasion even more special, we've curated some heartfelt wishes, inspiring quotes, and sweet greetings you can share with your friends through a text, social media post, or a handwritten note. These messages are perfect to express everything from light-hearted fun to deep appreciation. Some quotes are timeless, like Aristotle's "What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies," while others are witty and relatable: "A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them." Whether you're looking to go emotional or keep it casual, there's a message here for every type of friendship. In a world that often feels fast-paced and isolating, Friendship Day reminds us to pause and cherish the people who've walked beside us in our journey. It's also a great day to reconnect with long-lost friends and start new conversations. Wishes, Quotes, and Messages To celebrate this special day, people are sharing famous quotes with their friends on social media. Some popular quotes include: "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." - Walter Winchell "Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together." - Woodrow Wilson "True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils." - Baltasar Gracián Some sweet wishes to share with friends are "Happy Friendship Day! You're my best friend and worst critic, all rolled into one package." "You're the peanut butter to my jelly. Happy Friendship Day!" "Thanks for sticking around even after witnessing my weirdest moments. You're truly braver than most." So this Friendship Day 2025, take a moment to celebrate your chosen family with messages that truly matter. After all, a well-timed message can make your friend's entire day.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The American Dream Is Far From Over
My grandparents landed on Ellis Island in 1902 with their 1-year-old son, my father, in their arms. Twenty-seven years later, in 1929, I was born. They had fled what was taking place in Tsarist Russia, with the Cossacks and other government forces running wild, attacking, raping, and killing Jews. It wasnt until many years later that I really appreciated the great gift they gave me by coming to a country where everyone has the freedom to pursue ones own dreams, a country whose vision is that all should be judged as individuals - judged, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "by the content of their character." I was in grade school and high school during the Second World War. In our first class every morning we pledged allegiance to the flag of our country. During many assemblies, we sang the National Anthem. On Saturday afternoons we watched the war unfold on the big screen in the local movie house. On Sunday evenings we crowded around the radio to hear Walter Winchell give us the latest news on the war in his fast, staccato manner. Patriotism was in the air, and we loved America. Fast forward to 1956 when I was 27 years old. I started my own business with the phone in my dads chicken store and $2,000 borrowed from my father-in-law and a wholesaler who would sell me goods to fill the orders I got. With that and some catalogs supplied by the wholesaler, where I could rubber stamp my company name, Quill, on the cover, I started out calling on businesses across Chicago, selling office supplies. A year and a half later my younger brother joined me, and 20 years after that our older brother joined. Then in 1998, 42 years after starting, we sold our company, Quill Corporation, to Staples. We had become one of the largest office products dealers in the country, with over 800,000 customers nationwide. I have lived the American Dream. Some say that dream is dead today, but I beg to differ. One of the great promises of this country is that an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 new businesses were started the year I started Quill. In 2024, there were 5.5 million applications for new businesses. The population in 1956 was about 175 million and about 340 million in 2024. So, there were 10 times as many new businesses started in 2024 as compared to 1956, in a nation where the population has only doubled. What these numbers show is that vast numbers of our citizens believe that they can fulfill their entrepreneurial aspirations, which gives lie to the claim that the American Dream is obsolete. Some are claiming that America is inherently a racist nation, that all white men are racists. Well, this old white man must also beg to differ with this canard. Our national motto is "E Pluribus Unum," out of many, one. The Declaration of Independence puts forth the American creed "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" - which is exactly opposite of the claim that we are an inherently racist nation. We haven't yet fully realized that vision, but a true reading of our history shows we have come a very long way toward achieving it. The fulfillment of that vision is what we must continue to work on. That should be the mission of the younger generations. And then, of course, there are ongoing efforts by some to break us down not only by race but also by sex, sexual orientation, and in other ways that are antithetical to American ideals. Again, this old white man must dissent. That goes against all that we stand for and all that we have been striving to achieve over these past 250 years. Decline in Patriotism When I was growing up and building my business, patriotism was in the air, and we loved America. Now, a 2023 Gallup poll shows that only 38% of young Americans ages 18 to 34 say they are extremely proud to be an American, while 67% of those 55 and older say they are. Traditional patriotism has declined among younger generations, being replaced with a lot of misinformation about America and about the progress we are making toward realizing our founding vision. Some are even advocating that we change our form of government. How did this happen? I realize that there are always some who are working to change us from being a nation based on meritocracy - in our "pursuit of happiness" - to a nation based on equal outcomes for all, an impossible dream that has failed every time it has been tried. How did we get to a place where so many other young people seem to be agreeing with them? The culprit, I believe, is our educational system. Some of the Vietnam War protesters in the 1960s and 70s became professors, and over the years as they gained seniority, they reshaped the faculty of our institutions of higher education in their own image. Like all those throughout history who wanted to take this country in a different direction, they knew they had to erase the history, the memory, of the country and supplant it with something different. And that is what has been happening over these past 60-plus years. The teaching of America's founding principles - the teaching of America's long history of working toward achieving that vision of the Declaration of Independence - has been downgraded, or even eliminated from, the curricula in most of our colleges and universities. And, more recently, realizing that they must start indoctrinating children at a younger age, the same has been happening at the K-12 level. Rebirth of Civic Education Realizing that fewer of our young people were proud to be Americans, 20 years ago I started the Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History. We started at the university level and later expanded into the K-12 arena. We have had good success building a network of over 1,200 professors on more than 300 campuses. Belatedly made aware of what is happening inside our schools, Americans have become angry. They are demanding that our schools teach about America, its vision, its founding principles designed to achieve that vision, and its 250-year history of progress toward achieving that vision. So, the wind is at our back in this effort. Some states are passing laws requiring that their public universities must have a separate department to teach Americas founding principles and its history, as well as Western Civilization in general. Those departments will create their own masters and doctorate programs to further revitalize the teaching of these principles and of our history. The heads of these departments are hiring professors apart from the influence of other professors on campus who are opposed to such teaching. These departments will also reach out to K-12 teachers in their states so these teachers can better teach their students. At the Jack Miller Center, we are playing a major part in this effort. If those who want to tear us apart by race, color, sex, and sexual orientation succeed, it will destroy us as a nation. And, yes, this old white man begs to differ on all they are doing. This is not what my grandparents came to this country for. Many in this country fear the threat of China, North Korea, or even nuclear-equipped Russia. But I fear the threat that comes from within even more. Now, at the age of 96, 123 years after my grandparents came to this country with my one-year-old father in their arms, as I look back on my life, I am even more grateful to them for having the courage to make the trip. And I want to preserve the gift they gave me for my children, grandchildren, and seven - so far - great-grandchildren. Jack Miller is founder and chairman emeritus of the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles & History.
